Cabinet section



Dec. 29, 1936. E. E. REID v 2,065,983

CABINET SECTION Filed NOV. 2, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 lNvENTOQ E,E.QE/D.

Dec. 29, 1936. E. E. REID I CABINET SECTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed NOV. 2, 1934 ATTKS.

. F 0 m. W WE Patented Dec. 29, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application November 2, 1934, Serial No. 751,204 In Canada December 7, 1933 5 Claims.

My invention relates to cabinet sections, and an object of the invention is to provide a cabinet section for the containing of spices and other powdered commodities, especially for use in kitchens, stores, etc.

A further object of my invention is to provide a cabinet section provided with a detachable drawer in the form of a measure.

A further object of my invention is to provide a cabinet section provided with a false bottom and a slidable plate which automatically shuts off the contents within the bin upon the detachment of the drawer.

A further object of my invention is to provide a cabinet section which may form part of a battery of such sections which may be secured to a wall and placed upon a shelf in series.

A further object of my invention is to provide a cabinet section upon the top of which may be placed similar cabinet sections for the containing of commodities of which only a small quantity is kept, these sections being provided with a detachable measuring drawer and a secondary drawer to vary the quantity of vmaterial in the lower drawer.

A further object of my invention is to provide a means for obviating the necessity of taking down canisters from shelves and of the present haphazard methods of measuring the contents of such canisters.

With the foregoing more important objects in view, and such other objects as may appear as the specification proceeds, my invention consists primarilyin the arrangement and construction of parts, all as hereinafter more particularly described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one of my cabinet sections, with two of the smaller sections placed thereon.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of one of the major cabinet sections.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the measuring drawer for one of the major cabinet sections.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view from the under side of the cover plate actuating mechanism used in connection with the drawer illustrated in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view taken upon the line 86 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of one of the minor cabinet sections.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of the measuring drawer used in connection with the cabinet section illustrated in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the guage used in connection with the drawer illustrated in Fig. '7.

Fig. 9 is a plan view showing the perforated rotatable grate used in association with the upper cabinets.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

' My invention consists of a bin A, provided with a sloping portion 1 at the front side thereof. Upon this front portion is a cover 2, hingedalong its upper horizontal edge as at 3 and provided with a handle 4. At the apex of this sloping portion is a horizontal surface 5, upon which a number of smaller bins 6 may be placed.

Each of these bins is also provided with a cover 1, consisting of a recessed plate 8 removably attached to the bin. In the centre of this plate is a smaller rotatable plate 9, provided with a small outwardly extending projection l0. This rotatable plate is provided with an enlarged orifice and a number of small holes H. The orifice and holes I l are designed to align upon rotation with a smaller orifice and holes in the plate 8, thus permitting the bin to be filled with any desired substance. The bins 6 are simply placed upon the fiat surface 5 so that they can be readily detached if desired. v

At the base of each of the minor cabinet sections 6 is an outwardly slidable drawer l2, above which is a false bottom plate I3. This plate is attached to the rear and side walls of the bin but provides an aperture l4 along the front edge of the shelf. Above this false bottom plate is a slidable gauge l5, comprising two vertical sides I 6 and a number of cross-pieces HA and NE, a

front portion l8, and a rear backwardly sloping portion IS. The compartment bounded by the portions I6, "B, and I8 is in the form of a tray and is provided with a bottom l9.

Above the gauge I5 is a horizontal rearwardly projecting plate 20, and the mode of adjusting the quantity of material allowed into the drawer I2 is by sliding the gauge outwardly so that the compartment 2|, 22, and 23 come successively in vertical alignment with the aperture l4. As each of these compartments comes into alignment as aforesaid, the quantity of material withinfalls into the tray l2.

If only a small quantity is required, the operator will simply pull out the guage sufficiently far to allow the contents of the bin 6 to fall into the drawer. If more is required, the guage may be pulled out further so that all or part of the contents of the compartment 22 will fall into the tray, and so on, since it will be obvious that, the

bin being charged with a quantity of material,

this material will also fill the compartments 2l,

tion A is accomplished in a somewhat different manner. A false bottom plate 24 is provided in the bin, attached to all of the four walls, and includes an enlarged orifice 25. A measuring drawer 26, illustrated in Fig. 3, is contained within the compartment 21 below the false bottom plate 24, normally resting in vertical alignment with the aperture 25. This tray is provided with an outwardly hinged and swingable gate 28, and between the sides of the gate is a small pouring channel 28A. Each side of this channel is provided with a small recess 29 for the purpose presently to be described.

Below the false bottom plate 24 is a slidable aperture cover plate 30, provided upon either side with. rearwardly extending members 3| attached thereto. These rearwardly extending members are also provided with outwardly extending facing portions 32. Orifices 33 are provided at the junction of the members 3| and 32. A bar 34 extends between the orifices 33 and passes therethrough, angling rearwardly at these points and terminating at one end in an upward projection 35, while upon the opposite side it angles through an orifice 36, formed at the lower rear corner of one of the members 3|, and. extends along to the corresponding corner of the opposite member.

A spring 31 is attached at one end to the projection 35 and at the other end to a small fastening at the rear side of the member 32. Thus it will be seen that the front portion of the bar 34 has a tendency to spring downwardly. A flat spring 38 is fastened centrally to the end side of the cover" plate 30, its free end bearing against the floor of the cabinet section. A small orifice 39 is formed in the floor of the cabinet section adjacent to one side of the measuring drawer aperture 40. Below this aperture is a small coiled spring 4|, extending around a shank journalled upon the small bar 42. The end 43 of the spring extends upwardly through the orifice 39 and is hooked backwardly in the manner clearly shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Assuming the measuring drawer to be'detached from the cabinet section, the sequence of actions taking place upon its insertion is as follows: The downwardly sloping parallel upper edges 44 of the pouring channel bear against the bar 34, thus raising it slightly upwardly. As the measuring drawer proceeds further, the bar slips into the recessed portions 29. Therear portions 45 of the walls of the measuring drawer next bear rearwardly against the facing portions 32, thus driving them back'into the compartment 2?. The faces 32 being attached to the cover plate 39, it naturally follows that the cover plate slides backwardly and exposes the aperture 25 over the drawer, which now becomes filled with material from the bin. It should be mentioned that the function of the small spring 4! is to prevent the accidentally rearward move- 'ment of the cover plate and of the faces 32 and the assisting mechanism when the drawer is out of the bin, the action of placing the measuring drawer back into the section causing the spring to be pressed downwardly and thus freeing the faces 32 around which it is hooked.

It should also be mentioned that the cover plate 3|] is provided with parallel channels 46 which engage with rearwardly extending flanges 41 in the false bottom.

I also provide two brushing surfaces 48 at the forward and rear sides of the aperture 25, for the purpose of preventing any of the powdered substance within the bin from falling into the compartment 21.

Upon the rear wall of, each of the measuring compartments A, I providea strap 49 so that a plurality may be connected in a series if desired. At the front of the bin I also provide a small frame 50, into which may be slipped a card bearing the name of the substance within the bin.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a means for withdrawing a measured quantity of powdered or granular material from a bin with very much greater ease, speed, and accuracy than has hitherto been possible.

Since various modifications can be -made'in the above invention, and many apparently widely diiferent embodiments of same, made within the scope of the claims without department from the spirit and scope thereof, it is intendedthat all matter contained in the accompanyingspecification shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense, and I desireonlysuch limitations placed thereon as are specifically expressed in the accompanying claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In combination with a storage cabinet of the class described, a measure in the form of-a tray, a peripheral wall around said tray, a portion of saidmeasure being movable to permit the pouring of a substance contained within said measure having a pouring trough .ai'fixed adja cent to the outer side of said movable portion.

2. In combination with a storagecabinet of the class described, a measure in the form of a tray,

a peripheral wall around said tray, a portion of said wall being movable to permit the pouring of material within said measure, a pouring trough afiixed adjacent to the outer side of said movable portion. I

3. In combination with a storagecabinet of the class described, a measure in the form of a pan, a peripheral wall around said pan, a portion of said wall being hingedly hung to permit of the pouring of the contents within said measure upon the downward tilting thereof.

4. In a storagecabinet section of thecharacter herewithin described, the floor ofsaid section being provided with an aperture, a compartment below said section, a slidable measure normally 2555 contained within said compartment and detachable therefrom, a slidable aperture, sealing element within said compartment, projectingmembers upon said aperture sealing element mounted for bearing contact with said measure to slide. said element away from said aperture upon inserting said measure into said compartment and means comprising a member" engageable with said measure to slide said element into sealing 

